The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-07

Statement at the Close OF the flscat hear-
Large KeductIon-silver Coinage
Amount Paid In Pensions.
wAsHIN0Toy, July 2.-The following is a
recapitulation Of the debt statement ISSUED
yesterday:
Interest bearing debt
Bonds at AZ per eent............t 25OOOO,DOO
Bonds at per cent .............. 7S1sD,6oo
Bonds at per cent. ...... ........ l5,7i6,SOOD
Refunding certificates at per
cent .......................'... 175,250O
Navy pension fund AZ per cent. H,OO,OOO0
Pacific railroad bonds at per
cent .................r- '4o<1 ol%.VJ
Interest bearing debt principal o. ,Os6 3lj. 5000
Interest. Observation-Disclosures. 12,351,6Osis
Total O9S,6B1 400 r
Debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity
Principal. ................. .......S b,ll5.lb)2o
Interest ....... 9O,7G36
Total. ..........s s,aJ5,9l9Is
Debt bearing no interest
Old demand and legal tender
notes.. ............... .......-.. S46,I3S, lI6U
Certificates of Deposit. 800,mOO
Gold certificates ................. 81, ,225, 1900
Silver certificates ................ l42 ll5,0l7U
Fractional currency less ss,375,-
g34 estimated lost or de
stroyed -. .....-...............--. 9i6@43'
Principal l.......................s 8 595,79s,5AT
Total debt-Principal. ......... 81 6ss.2g9 50l.g3
Interest. ........................ l2,5f?,357.O
Total. ...........n7OO,771,s ,sis6s
Less cash items available for
duction OF debt t................s 80, ,4S9, ,Si23S
Less reserve held for redemption
Of y. 3. notes 1JD,O1,fO
~. $50, ,4s9, ,s4s 80
Total debt less available cash
items ............. 81 81 2s2, ,1O83p
Net cash in treasury ............, +,Sb3,bI92S
Debt less cash in Treasury July
:; 1885, l2t9,F>S-'jIU>
Debt less cG h in treasury June
/. 1887 296, PSI, 2.lo
Decrease Of debt during the
month. ......-....,.s..,.....-. lo'o9<' t<0.I'
Decrease OF debt since June 10,
1855 .,.............'. 1oo717. .6s6aS
Cash in the treasury available
for reduction of the debt
Gold held for gold certificates ac-
tuay outstanding. ............s 81, ,225, 1900
Silver held for silver certificates
actually outstanding ........... 1+2, ,11S,017O
United States notes held for GER
tificates OF deposit actually
outstanding .................. s77oWoW
Cash held for matured debt and
interest unpaid .............. Is, ,522 81
Cash held for bonds called not
matured and balance of interest 197l6.50)O0
Fractional currency ........... 2,366O7
Total available for reduction Of
the debt 30, ,4s9, ,S42 80
Reserve fund
Held for redemption of United
States notes, acts January IA,
1879. and July L. 1852 ........... 10000 10000
Unavailable for the reduction of
thedebt-- ,... E
Fractional silver coin ........... 26,977, 10
Minor coin. n....................... 1868. 16
27.O94.I9!.55
Certificates he'd as cash ........ 33,996513.O0
Net cash balance Oh hapd 4O,S533G9.2S
Total cash in the Treasury as
shown by the Treasures gen.
eral account. 49,, 433,9l5 21
During the fiscal year just ended the
principal OF the bonded debt of the United
States decreased s127, ,911 ,031, the amount of
the accrued but unpaid interest on such
debt decreased sos, Oil The decrease i'll
certificates of deposit amounted to ~, 4S0,
OO0 and in demand notes and fractional cur
rency to $o,43S. During the same period
there was an increase of $69, ,1S2, S54 in gold
aif silver certificates, and an increase of
$40, 949, S54 in the cash in the treasury, show
ing net increase in the public debt during
the year of SlO9, 1O7, 646.
During the month OF June the circulation
OF standard SllYeF IHCISoSSU Ect-uct
and the holdings of the treasury increased
s2O7 $50. The increase Of silver circulation
during the year was Sl,536, 900, and the IN
crease in the gold holdings during the same
time was 81, $40, 900.
The Coinage of the mints during June ag-
gregated "a, ,537, ,5O2, of which &, go was
in standard dollars ..,.s
PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, July 2-Seventy-four mil
hon dollars were paid in pensions during
the fiscal year ended yesterday. The num-
Der of pension claims allowed during the
year was 1l2 $40, more than any year since
the war, excepting 1856, when the applicant
simply had TO pr esent evidence Of his dis
ability and proof of his service in the army
or navy During the last fiscal year lo6-eOo
claims for pensions were received at the
Pension ONCE; of this number ll2 $40 were
allowed. There were'55 l9+ original claims
allowed, exceeding last years work by
5117. Some idea OF the work Of the bureau
can be for med when it is known
that during the fiscal year, 2.234 33I
letters were received and l, 79},OS2 sent IN
reply. The cost of the postage alone on
these letters, calculating upon a basis OF
two cents for each letter, was $50, ,527. TO
The average force employed in the office
per month, was 1880 The really available
working force was ], 40 clerks forthe year,
the smallest that has been employed in the
office since 1888 GertifeaJes were issued
as follows: Originals, IS, 1874, increase. 81
lO7; reissues, 7,54l; restorations, 2.701;
duplicates, 70S; accrued, 2,039; arrears, 40;
under act of March 8, 1888, III; act of April
30, 1854 407; act of March 8, 1855 9; act of
October z, 1885, 33S: act of August 1, 1855,
179; supplemental act, same date, 1,OU3.
Total, 112,340
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